List of News & Observer Journalists and Reporters

1. Aarón Sánchez Guerra

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter @newsobserver. Mexicano, NC State U alum, falo ????????, RGV native, salsero. ****@newsobserver.com.
Twitter @aaronsguerra Get Email Contact

2. Angelina Katsanis

Designation Visuals Intern Author Bio currently @newsobserver | formerly: @malheurnews @bloomberg @dailytarheel photo/video editor
Twitter @akatsmedia Get Email Contact

3. Anna Johnson

Designation Government Beat Reporter Author Bio Raleigh/Wake County gov't reporter for @newsobserver, expert thumb wrestler, cephalopod fan and passionate, dedicated reporter
Twitter @Anna_M_Johnson Get Email Contact

4. Avi Bajpai

Designation State Politics Reporter Author Bio State politics reporter for @newsobserver. @GWtweets alum. Send tips, story ideas and feedback to ****@newsobserver.com.
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5. Bill Church

Designation Executive Editor Author Bio Zen editor. #OUDNA.
Twitter @BillChurchMedia Get Email Contact

6. Brian Gordon

Designation Technology Reporter Author Bio NC tech, business, and labor for @newsobserver. send story ideas and scuttlebutt. past: @usatoday, @asheville.
Twitter @skyoutbriout Get Email Contact

7. Brooke Cain

Designation TV and Media Writer Author Bio Service journalism editor + TV/Media at The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. Free Press. Yay cats. Go State. See also: @WarmTV ✌️
Twitter @brookecain (2.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

8. Adam Wagner

Designation Environment Reporter Author Bio Reporter covering climate change and environmental issues for @newsobserver. Pulitzer Center grantee. Formerly @starnewsonline. Tips? ****@newsobserver.com
Twitter @ByAdamWagner Get Email Contact

9. Catherine Clabby

Designation Southeast Investigations Editor Author Bio Investigations / high impact editor @McClatchy Southeast I ****@newsobserver.com
Twitter @cathyclabby Get Email Contact

10. Chantal Allam

Designation Real Estate Journalist Author Bio Real estate reporter @newsobserver. Mom, cat/dog lover, Survivor superfan, francofile. Past lives: tech journalist @wraltechwire and researcher @SevenNetwork.
Twitter @chantalallam Get Email Contact

11. Chip Alexander

Designation Reporter Author Bio Chip Alexander covers NC State athletics and the Carolina Hurricanes for the Raleigh News & Observer and McClatchy.
Twitter @ice_chip Get Email Contact

12. C.L. Brown

Designation UNC Beat Writer Author Bio @courierjournal columnist || formerly w/@espn & @theathletic ||@unchussman board of advisors
Twitter @clbrownhoops Get Email Contact

13. Colleen Hammond

Designation Breaking News Reporter Get Email Contact

14. Dan Kane

Designation Staff Writer, Investigative Team Author Bio I'm on the News & Observer's investigative team. Email: ****@newsobserver.com
Twitter @dankanenando (5K Followers) Get Email Contact

15. Dave Hendrickson

Designation Growth and Business Editor Author Bio Dave Hendrickson is the growth and business editor for the News & Observer in Raleigh, NC.
Twitter @NewsO_DaveH Get Email Contact

16. David Raynor

Designation Database Editor Author Bio Database editor at The News & Observer
Twitter @crddraynor Get Email Contact

17. Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan

Designation Capitol Bureau Chief Author Bio State Capitol Bureau Chief at @newsobserver. I cover the governor and #ncpol #ncga. B. is for Baumgartner. Go Hokies.
Twitter @dawnbvaughan (8.2K Followers) Get Email Contact

18. Danielle Battaglia

Designation Capitol Hill Correspondent Author Bio Capitol Hill correspondent for The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchy covering #ncpol. RTs/follows are not endorsements unless tacos are involved.
Twitter @dani__battaglia Get Email Contact

19. Drew Jackson

Designation Food Writer Author Bio Food writer @newsobserver | failed fortune cookie writer
Twitter @jdrewjackson Get Email Contact

20. Elizabeth Walters

Designation Audience Development Editor Author Bio Assistant Managing Editor, Audience & Sports @newsobserver | #PoynterWomenLeaders | #HottyToddy
Twitter @ewalters1618 Get Email Contact

21. Ellis Williams

Designation Carolina Panthers Reporter Author Bio covering @Vikings formerly @theobserver, @clevelanddotcom, @poststar, @StarTribune | Trying to do right by loved ones & bring joy to the hometown.
Twitter @BookofEllis Get Email Contact

22. Ethan Hyman

Designation Staff Photojournalist Author Bio Former blue check. Staff photojournalist for the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer. DMs are open. ****@newsobserver.com @newsobserver.com
Twitter @ethanhyman Get Email Contact

23. Jadyn Watson-Fisher

Designation Sports Reporter Author Bio i don’t just spill the tea, i break the teacup @newsobserver • blanket-wearing ????+????‍⬛ whisperer • nap queen • swiftie • prev: Greeley Tribune, OU Daily
Twitter @jwatsonfisher Get Email Contact

24. Jennifer Rodriguez

Designation National Real-Time Reporter Author Bio National Real Time Reporter Full of love and curiosity
Twitter @Jenns_stories Get Email Contact

25. Jessaca Giglio

Designation Planning and Enterprise Editor Author Bio Editor @newsobserver. Key West native. Campbell grad. Ex Div I tennis player. #boymom #dogmom Cancer survivor. Seatbelt wearer. Verified.
Twitter @jessacagiglio Get Email Contact

26. Jessica Banov

Designation Breaking News and Features Editor Author Bio Breaking News/Features Editor/Intern coordinator @newsobserver. Entertainment. Pop culture. I like my food in pockets. SeeDisclaimer.com
Twitter @jessicabanov Get Email Contact

27. Jordan Schrader

Designation State Government Editor Author Bio State government editor for @newsobserver. Previously: @thenewstribune, @asheville & @michigandaily. Go Blue.
Twitter @Jordan_Schrader Get Email Contact

28. Josh Shaffer

Designation Reporter and Columnist Author Bio GA reporter and columnist for The News & Observer who has crisscrossed NC for 19 years in the same pickup truck. Eager to profile eccentric and quixotic heroes.
Twitter @joshshaffer08 (3.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

29. Juli Leonard

Designation Staff Photographer, Photo Editor and Multimedia Producer Author Bio photojournalist @newsobserver, mama, dog lover. IG @julileonardphoto
Twitter @julileonard Get Email Contact

30. Justin Pelletier

Designation Sports Editor Author Bio Deputy Reg. Sports Editor, @newsobserver. Former @BosHeraldSports, @sunjournal/@Sports_SJ & @BU_tweets; Jack Falla mafia. RT not endorsements. Former blue-check
Twitter @Jpell915 Get Email Contact

31. Kaitlin McKeown

Designation Visual Journalist Author Bio visual journalist
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32. Kevin Keister

Designation Video Producer Author Bio Video Producer at newsobserver.com. Photographer. Cyclist. Guitar player.
Twitter @KGKeister Get Email Contact

33. Kimberly Cataudella

Designation Service Journalism Reporter Author Bio Service journalism reporter @newsobserver. Probably at my public library. she/her
Twitter @kcataudella (798 Followers) Get Email Contact

34. Korie Dean

Designation Service Journalism Reporter Author Bio Higher education reporter @newsobserver. Fellow @Poynter. @UNC + @UNCHussman + @DJNF alum. Reach me at ****@newsobserver.com. She/her.
Twitter @koriedean (1.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

35. Kristen Johnson

Designation Breaking News Reporter Author Bio reporter @newsobserver • alumna @unccharlotte & @au_soc • 1908 • she/her
Twitter @kristensuzettee (1.1K Followers) Get Email Contact

36. Kyle Ingram

Designation Politics Reporter Author Bio Politics Reporter @newsobserver • UNC ‘23 • Contact: ****@newsobserver.com
Twitter @kyle_ingram11 Get Email Contact

37. Laura Brache

Designation Producer Author Bio Producer ????????????‍???????? @newsobserver • Adjunct @UNCHussman • Formerly @Report4America @WFAE @lanoticia @WFMY #MoreLatinosInNews ???????????????? (she/they)
Twitter @laura_brache Get Email Contact

38. Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi

Designation North Carolina Politics Reporter Author Bio North Carolina politics reporter @newsobserver @theherald_sun | tips? ****@newsobserver.com or dm | U.S.???????? Perú ????????
Twitter @LucianaPerezUb Get Email Contact

39. Luke DeCock

Designation Sports Columnist Author Bio News & Observer sports columnist | USBWA past president | he/him ???????? | lukedecock.bsky.social | Shadowboxing the apocalypse, wandering the land
Twitter @LukeDeCock Get Email Contact

40. Mark Schultz

Designation Deputy Managing Editor Author Bio Schultz is deputy metro editor for The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun in North Carolina. Contact me at ****@newsobserver.com
Twitter @TriangleEditor Get Email Contact

41. Martha Quillin

Designation Faith and Society Reporter Author Bio carolina culture & faith reporter for raleigh @newsobserver.
Twitter @MarthaQuillin Get Email Contact

42. Mary Helen Moore

Designation Writer Author Bio There is only one question — how to love this world. ???????????? covering Durham for @newsobserver
Twitter @maryhelenmoore (1.8K Followers) Get Email Contact

43. Tyler Dukes

Designation Investigative Reporter Author Bio Investigative reporter, @newsobserver. Data & records. @niemanfdn fellow. @Duke_DeWitt adjunct. @WRAL alum. Powered by gas station coffee & Eastern NC barbecue.
Twitter @mtdukes (8.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

44. Ned Barnett

Designation Associate Opinion Editor Twitter @BarnettNed Get Email Contact

45. Pete Grathoff

Designation Sport Writer Author Bio I write about baseball and the Royals for The Kansas City Star (@KCStar). My blog about the quirky side of sports was ranked No. 1 in the world by my mom.
Twitter @pgrathoff (9.7K Followers) Get Email Contact

46. Peter St. Onge

Designation North Carolina Opinion Editor Author Bio McClatchy Opinion Editor, leading opinion teams across McClatchy markets. Also: editorial page editor for Charlotte Observer, News & Observer in Raleigh.
Twitter @saintorange Get Email Contact

47. Richard Stradling

Designation Transportation Reporter Author Bio Transportation reporter for The News & Observer. Planes, trains and automobiles, plus bicycles, scooters and just plain walking. Also #census2020
Twitter @RStradling Get Email Contact

48. Simone Jasper

Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter covering breaking stories for The News & Observer, real-time news in the Carolinas
Twitter @simonejasper (410 Followers) Get Email Contact

49. Steve Wiseman

Designation Sports Writer and Assistant Sports Editor Author Bio @McClatchy sportswriter/Assistant sports editor at newsobserver.com. @DukeMBB beat writer. @bleavnetwork co-host. @IllinoisStateU grad. Proud former blue check
Twitter @stevewisemanNC Get Email Contact

50. T. Keung Hui

Designation Reporter Author Bio I'm a K-12 education reporter for @newsobserver. I also tweet about history, baseball & science fiction. Retweets aren’t endorsements -- unless about @Yankees.
Twitter @nckhui (23K Followers) Get Email Contact

51. Teddy Rosenbluth

Designation Life Sciences Reporter Author Bio Life sciences reporter at @newsobserver | ****@newsobserver.com | UCLA psychobiology | Clips with @LAmag, @smdailypress, @ConMonitorNews, @Report4America
Twitter @teddyrosenbluth (1.1K Followers) Get Email Contact

52. Thad Ogburn

Designation Managing Editor Author Bio Managing Editor, @newsobserver in Raleigh and @TheHerald_Sun in Durham. Get a very affordable digital subscription: rnoffers.com/M42/RB2/
Twitter @thadogburn Get Email Contact

53. Travis Long

Designation Photojournalist Author Bio Photojournalist @newsobserver, chicken keeper, hemp grower, bicycle commuter, vegetarian, Part 107 pilot, community college, Indigenous, ᏣᎳᎩᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᎩ
Twitter @vizjourno Get Email Contact

54. Virginia Bridges

Designation Criminal Justice Reporter Author Bio Exploring what is & isn't working in NC's criminal justice system for @newsobserver and @TheHerald_Sun. #iteam Send tips to ****@newsobserver.com.
Twitter @VirginiaBridges Get Email Contact

55. Andrew Carter

Designation Writer and Reporter Author Bio Writer and reporter for The News & Observer. Ideas/Contact: ****@newsobserver.com.
Twitter @_andrewcarter (17.3K Followers) Get Email Contact